Germany–Holy See relations

The Foreign Office called the relationship between the Germany and the Holy See as a traditionally good. Germany is a member of the Holy See permanent observer to the United Nations.

Germany has since 1920 an embassy to the Holy See; the Holy See is represented by an Apostolic Nunciature in Berlin.

History

The history of relations between Germany on the one hand and the Holy See or the Vatican or the Pope, on the other hand are often in the context of the history of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany. This should be seen against the background that, despite all independent activities of the country's churches, the Pope is traditionally the head of the Catholic Church, so that the need for communication was always given. The first Catholic diocese in the current German territory, the Diocese of Trier, was (at the earliest ) in the 3rd century after Christ - that is still founded in Roman times. Since there are a variety of relationships. At policy level to express those often referred to as concordats. Important concordats in the German context, here are the Concordat of Worms of 1122 settled the Investiture Controversy, as well as the bilateral relationship between regulatory Reich Concordat of 1933, which is valid up to the present time. Another important example are - depending on the considered territory - so far named eight German popes (see List of German popes ) who worked mainly in the 11th century.

Up to 1522 in Utrecht in the Netherlands today (then part of Heligen Roman Empire of the German Nation ) born Adrian VI. thus was a native of Bavaria and from 2005 to 2013 reigning Benedict XVI. the first German pope of the modern era and the longest serving among them. The German - Vatican relations has certainly given new impetus to this papal election, especially since Benedict XVI. Germany during his tenure also visited several times (World Youth Day 2005 in Cologne, Pope's visit to Germany in 2006 and Pope's visit to Germany in 2011 ).

Significant German speaking Catholic institutions in Rome

  • Pontifical Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum de Urbe
  • Teutonico Collegio di Santa Maria dell'Anima
  • Santa Maria dell'Anima
  • Roman institution of the Gorres Society
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